tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803635619229253142018-03-05T15:50:43.045-04:00Professional DevelopmentA chronicle of my professional development as an academic in education technology. I write about work I do in edtech, in education and sundry other things. All of these things contribute to my professional development.Jacqueline Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629717185011661362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180363561922925314.post-76254354566308111232013-09-09T10:36:00.000-04:002013-09-09T10:36:45.751-04:00Introduction for Week 1<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Hello to all my new classmates!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nRvdjytPkMQ/Ui3cGVDDUzI/AAAAAAAAF48/nDECDSZQSzU/s1600/JacquelineMorrisPortraitSF+(424x640).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nRvdjytPkMQ/Ui3cGVDDUzI/AAAAAAAAF48/nDECDSZQSzU/s200/JacquelineMorrisPortraitSF+(424x640).jpg" width="132" /></a></div>My name is Jacqueline A. Morris. I live and work in Trinidad and Tobago. <br />In addition to teaching in the field of Educational Technology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, School of Learning, Cognition and Education, l am very active in the fields of Internet technology, Internet Governance and Caribbean ICT issues. <br /><span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="9b1b16c7-5db4-4d6e-9fdc-8de85fce4fad" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="4900c77c-69d8-4fec-9673-4146967d991b" grcontextid="l:0">l</span> also work on digital signage and streaming projects, as well as video projects.<br />As a part-time job and to support my creative side, l <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="d73451e8-dda7-451d-afb2-92b591b0aafa" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="41e92c39-7f71-4c25-942b-baca328860be" grcontextid="also sometimes direct:0">also sometimes direct</span> live concert video productions, and have worked with names like John Legend, Rihanna, Lionel Richie, Ne Yo, Beenie Man, and Machel Montano, among others.</div>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409983204668610116noreply@blogger.com0Port of Spain, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago10.6674038 -61.498437tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180363561922925314.post-86757538970172029052012-07-10T14:27:00.002-04:002012-07-10T14:27:09.594-04:00Doctoral Stress... or is it really?<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started my PhD (again) last September. It's interesting to me, and apparently to many people that I meet outside of my academic life, but it's been disappointing inside academia... there's little research excitement in the air. It depresses me and makes me lose confidence in my topic. (More on that another day!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's been a difficult year.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then I joined the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network">Guardian Higher Education Network</a> at the <a href="http://guardian.co.uk/">Guardian.co.uk</a> website. They've got loads of really great articles that talk about what we go through as fledgling academics. It's been giving me a great perspective.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/higher-education-network-blog/2012/jul/10/academic-stress-end-of-semester">this article</a> today. She describes exactly what I've been going through. I set all these really ambitious targets. I wanted to do 3 articles or conference presentations per semester. I want to finish at least 2 chapters of my dissertation by July. I won't make it, and I've been exhausted, and yes, I put on LOADS of weight.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But 4 days ago, I had made a decision to take the weight and exercise jumbie in hand. I got a friend to help me to get out and go walking. It was good. I've decided to do things when they feel good. I'm not committing to dance class every day, because that is too much, I will feel stressed and over committed. I have committed only to GO to dance class - if it's once per week, or once per fortnight, that's fine. And I will.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to set similar relaxed targets for my research. I'm strongly self-motivated, so I WILL get things done, but I think it will be better if my own deadlines aren't putting pressure on me. I have enough pressure from my&nbsp;administrative&nbsp;semester deadlines!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br />Jacqueline Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629717185011661362noreply@blogger.com0